2$2 CXXVIII. EUPHORBlACEiB. [MdllolUS. 
acuminate, base round entire or sinuate toothed, above glabrous, 
beneath puberulous, sub-glaucous covered with minute scarlet 
glands; nerves 2 conspicuous basal ones, and three pairs from 
the midrib with many transverse nervules; 3 to 5 in. long, 2 to 3 in, 
wide; petioles 1 to 2-5 in. long. Male spikes panicled, terminal 
and in upper axils, rusty brown, 3 in. wide; flowers clustered. 
Sepals 3 or 4 oblong-acute, stellate-pubescent outside. Stamens 
18 to 32. Female spikes as male. Sepals 3 to 5, ovate blunt or 
acute. Ovary covered with scarlet glands. Styles 3 plumed. 
Capsule pedicelled globose sub-trigonous, densely covered with 
scarlet glands. Seeds semi-globose. Hab. Dense jungle. Perak, 
base of Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). Kedah, Gunong Geriang 
(Ridley). Distrib. India, China, Java, New Guinea, Australia. 
(20) M. repandus Mull. Arg. in Linncea , xxxiv. 197; in DC. 
Prod. xv. (2), 981; Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 442. 
Climber 20 to 80 ft. long, stem 2 to 3 in. through, fulvous 
scurfy and stellate pubescent. Leaves alternate chartaceous 
rhombic-ovate acuminate, base narrowed shortly undulate denticu¬ 
late; nerves 3, the median one (midrib) with 3 pairs of nerves 
above; above glabrous, beneath stellate-tomentose, 2-5 to 3 in. 
long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles scurfy, -75 in. long. Male 
panicles densely yellow-tomentose, 4 in. long, lower branches 
2 in. long, densely floriferous; pedicels -i in. long. Sepals ovate 
brownish yellow-tomentose outside. Stamens 50 to 60, connectives 
small, light grey. Female racemes chiefly axillary, 4 in. long. 
Sepals as in male. Ovary 2-celled; no style; stigmas plumed. 
Capsule -5 in. wide when 2-celled, often globose i-celled, velvety 
orange-brown. Seed globose black. Hab. Open jungle, Selangor, 
Batu Caves. Perak, Gunong Bubu and Chanderiang (Kunstler). 
Penang. Perils, Bukit Lagi. Kanga (Ridley). Distrib. India, China, 
Malay isles to Australia. Native name: Akar Chiarek putih. 
(21) M. Porterianus Mull. Arg. in Linncea, xxxiv. 185; in 
DC. Prod. xv. (2), 960. 
Small tree 15 to 25 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves thin oblong- 
lanceolate cuspidate acuminate sinuate crenate or entire, very 
slightly peltate; nerves 6 or 7 pairs, very slender; all glabrous 
except midrib on back pubescent; 4-5 to 6 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
petioles slender densely pubescent, 1 in. long. Male racemes 
very slender, 2 to 3 in. long. Flowers minute shortly pedicelled 
clustered. Calyx nearly glabrous. Stamens 30. Female racemes 
much stouter, 4 to 6 in. long. Flowers singly remote. Calyx 
small, shorter than ovary. Ovary hairy. Style twice as long as 
the papillose stigmas. Capsule trilobed deeply glabrous with a 
few short processes, -3 in. through. Hab. Woods and thickets, 
common. Johor, Sungei Tebrau; Batu Pahat. Malacca, Batu 
Tiga (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Tampin (Burkill); Bukit Danan 
(Cantley). Selangor, Batu Caves; Semangkok Pass; Gin ting 
